Least Recently Used (LRU) Cache is to discard the least recently used items first How do you design and implement such a cache class? The design requirements are as follows:
1) find the item as fast as we can
2) Once a cache misses and a cache is full, we need to replace the least recently used item as fast as possible.
How to analyze and implement this question in terms of design pattern and algorithm design?
A linked list + hashtable of pointers to the linked list nodes is the usual way to implement LRU caches. This gives O(1) operations (assuming a decent hash). Advantage of this (being O(1)): you can do a multithreaded version by just locking the whole structure. You don't have to worry about granular locking etc.
Briefly, the way it works:
On an access of a value, you move the corresponding node in the linked list to the head.
When you need to remove a value from the cache, you remove from the tail end.
When you add a value to cache, you just place it at the head of the linked list.
Thanks to doublep, here is site with a C++ implementation: Miscellaneous Container Templates.
This is my simple sample c++ implementation for LRU cache, with the combination of hash(unordered_map), and list. Items on list have key to access map, and items on map have iterator of list to access list.
#include <list>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <assert.h>
using namespace std;
template <class KEY_T, class VAL_T> class LRUCache{
private:
list< pair<KEY_T,VAL_T> > item_list;
unordered_map<KEY_T, decltype(item_list.begin()) > item_map;
size_t cache_size;
private:
void clean(void){
while(item_map.size()>cache_size){
auto last_it = item_list.end(); last_it --;
item_map.erase(last_it->first);
item_list.pop_back();
}
};
public:
LRUCache(int cache_size_):cache_size(cache_size_){
;
};
void put(const KEY_T &key, const VAL_T &val){
auto it = item_map.find(key);
if(it != item_map.end()){
item_list.erase(it->second);
item_map.erase(it);
}
item_list.push_front(make_pair(key,val));
item_map.insert(make_pair(key, item_list.begin()));
clean();
};
bool exist(const KEY_T &key){
return (item_map.count(key)>0);
};
VAL_T get(const KEY_T &key){
assert(exist(key));
auto it = item_map.find(key);
item_list.splice(item_list.begin(), item_list, it->second);
return it->second->second;
};
};
Here is my implementation for a basic, simple LRU cache.
//LRU Cache
#include <cassert>
#include <list>
template <typename K,
typename V
>
class LRUCache
{
// Key access history, most recent at back
typedef std::list<K> List;
// Key to value and key history iterator
typedef unordered_map< K,
std::pair<
V,
typename std::list<K>::iterator
>
> Cache;
typedef V (*Fn)(const K&);
public:
LRUCache( size_t aCapacity, Fn aFn )
: mFn( aFn )
, mCapacity( aCapacity )
{}
//get value for key aKey
V operator()( const K& aKey )
{
typename Cache::iterator it = mCache.find( aKey );
if( it == mCache.end() ) //cache-miss: did not find the key
{
V v = mFn( aKey );
insert( aKey, v );
return v;
}
// cache-hit
// Update access record by moving accessed key to back of the list
mList.splice( mList.end(), mList, (it)->second.second );
// return the retrieved value
return (it)->second.first;
}
private:
// insert a new key-value pair in the cache
void insert( const K& aKey, V aValue )
{
//method should be called only when cache-miss happens
assert( mCache.find( aKey ) == mCache.end() );
// make space if necessary
if( mList.size() == mCapacity )
{
evict();
}
// record k as most-recently-used key
typename std::list<K>::iterator it = mList.insert( mList.end(), aKey );
// create key-value entry, linked to the usage record
mCache.insert( std::make_pair( aKey, std::make_pair( aValue, it ) ) );
}
//Purge the least-recently used element in the cache
void evict()
{
assert( !mList.empty() );
// identify least-recently-used key
const typename Cache::iterator it = mCache.find( mList.front() );
//erase both elements to completely purge record
mCache.erase( it );
mList.pop_front();
}
private:
List mList;
Cache mCache;
Fn mFn;
size_t mCapacity;
};
I see here several unnecessary complicated implementations, so I decided to provide my implementation as well. The cache has only two methods, get and set. Hopefully it is better readable and understandable:
#include<unordered_map>
#include<list>
using namespace std;
template<typename K, typename V = K>
class LRUCache
{
private:
list<K>items;
unordered_map <K, pair<V, typename list<K>::iterator>> keyValuesMap;
int csize;
public:
LRUCache(int s) :csize(s) {
if (csize < 1)
csize = 10;
}
void set(const K key, const V value) {
auto pos = keyValuesMap.find(key);
if (pos == keyValuesMap.end()) {
items.push_front(key);
keyValuesMap[key] = { value, items.begin() };
if (keyValuesMap.size() > csize) {
keyValuesMap.erase(items.back());
items.pop_back();
}
}
else {
items.erase(pos->second.second);
items.push_front(key);
keyValuesMap[key] = { value, items.begin() };
}
}
bool get(const K key, V &value) {
auto pos = keyValuesMap.find(key);
if (pos == keyValuesMap.end())
return false;
items.erase(pos->second.second);
items.push_front(key);
keyValuesMap[key] = { pos->second.first, items.begin() };
value = pos->second.first;
return true;
}
};
I have a LRU implementation here. The interface follows std::map so it should not be that hard to use. Additionally you can provide a custom backup handler, that is used if data is invalidated in the cache.
sweet::Cache<std::string,std::vector<int>, 48> c1;
c1.insert("key1", std::vector<int>());
c1.insert("key2", std::vector<int>());
assert(c1.contains("key1"));
I implemented a thread-safe LRU cache two years back.
LRU is typically implemented with a HashMap and LinkedList. You can google the implementation detail. There are a lot of resources about it(Wikipedia have a good explanation too).
In order to be thread-safe, you need put lock whenever you modify the state of the LRU.
I will paste my C++ code here for your reference.
Here is the implementation.
/***
A template thread-safe LRU container.
Typically LRU cache is implemented using a doubly linked list and a hash map.
Doubly Linked List is used to store list of pages with most recently used page
at the start of the list. So, as more pages are added to the list,
least recently used pages are moved to the end of the list with page
at tail being the least recently used page in the list.
Additionally, this LRU provides time-to-live feature. Each entry has an expiration
datetime.
***/
#ifndef LRU_CACHE_H
#define LRU_CACHE_H
#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <boost/unordered_map.hpp>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
template <typename KeyType, typename ValueType>
class LRUCache {
private:
typedef boost::posix_time::ptime DateTime;
// Cache-entry
struct ListItem {
ListItem(const KeyType &key,
const ValueType &value,
const DateTime &expiration_datetime)
: m_key(key), m_value(value), m_expiration_datetime(expiration_datetime){}
KeyType m_key;
ValueType m_value;
DateTime m_expiration_datetime;
};
typedef boost::shared_ptr<ListItem> ListItemPtr;
typedef std::list<ListItemPtr> LruList;
typedef typename std::list<ListItemPtr>::iterator LruListPos;
typedef boost::unordered_map<KeyType, LruListPos> LruMapper;
// A mutext to ensuare thread-safety.
boost::mutex m_cache_mutex;
// Maximum number of entries.
std::size_t m_capacity;
// Stores cache-entries from latest to oldest.
LruList m_list;
// Mapper for key to list-position.
LruMapper m_mapper;
// Default time-to-live being add to entry every time we touch it.
unsigned long m_ttl_in_seconds;
/***
Note : This is a helper function whose function call need to be wrapped
within a lock. It returns true/false whether key exists and
not expires. Delete the expired entry if necessary.
***/
bool containsKeyHelper(const KeyType &key) {
bool has_key(m_mapper.count(key) != 0);
if (has_key) {
LruListPos pos = m_mapper[key];
ListItemPtr & cur_item_ptr = *pos;
// Remove the entry if key expires
if (isDateTimeExpired(cur_item_ptr->m_expiration_datetime)) {
has_key = false;
m_list.erase(pos);
m_mapper.erase(key);
}
}
return has_key;
}
/***
Locate an item in list by key, and move it at the front of the list,
which means make it the latest item.
Note : This is a helper function whose function call need to be wrapped
within a lock.
***/
void makeEntryTheLatest(const KeyType &key) {
if (m_mapper.count(key)) {
// Add original item at the front of the list,
// and update <Key, ListPosition> mapper.
LruListPos original_list_position = m_mapper[key];
const ListItemPtr & cur_item_ptr = *original_list_position;
m_list.push_front(cur_item_ptr);
m_mapper[key] = m_list.begin();
// Don't forget to update its expiration datetime.
m_list.front()->m_expiration_datetime = getExpirationDatetime(m_list.front()->m_expiration_datetime);
// Erase the item at original position.
m_list.erase(original_list_position);
}
}
public:
/***
Cache should have capacity to limit its memory usage.
We also add time-to-live for each cache entry to expire
the stale information. By default, ttl is one hour.
***/
LRUCache(std::size_t capacity, unsigned long ttl_in_seconds = 3600)
: m_capacity(capacity), m_ttl_in_seconds(ttl_in_seconds) {}
/***
Return now + time-to-live
***/
DateTime getExpirationDatetime(const DateTime &now) {
static const boost::posix_time::seconds ttl(m_ttl_in_seconds);
return now + ttl;
}
/***
If input datetime is older than current datetime,
then it is expired.
***/
bool isDateTimeExpired(const DateTime &date_time) {
return date_time < boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time();
}
/***
Return the number of entries in this cache.
***/
std::size_t size() {
boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_cache_mutex);
return m_mapper.size();
}
/***
Get value by key.
Return true/false whether key exists.
If key exists, input paramter value will get updated.
***/
bool get(const KeyType &key, ValueType &value) {
boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_cache_mutex);
if (!containsKeyHelper(key)) {
return false;
} else {
// Make the entry the latest and update its TTL.
makeEntryTheLatest(key);
// Then get its value.
value = m_list.front()->m_value;
return true;
}
}
/***
Add <key, value> pair if no such key exists.
Otherwise, just update the value of old key.
***/
void put(const KeyType &key, const ValueType &value) {
boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_cache_mutex);
if (containsKeyHelper(key)) {
// Make the entry the latest and update its TTL.
makeEntryTheLatest(key);
// Now we only need to update its value.
m_list.front()->m_value = value;
} else { // Key exists and is not expired.
if (m_list.size() == m_capacity) {
KeyType delete_key = m_list.back()->m_key;
m_list.pop_back();
m_mapper.erase(delete_key);
}
DateTime now = boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time();
m_list.push_front(boost::make_shared<ListItem>(key, value,
getExpirationDatetime(now)));
m_mapper[key] = m_list.begin();
}
}
};
#endif
Here is the unit tests.
#include "cxx_unit.h"
#include "lru_cache.h"
struct LruCacheTest
: public FDS::CxxUnit::TestFixture<LruCacheTest>{
CXXUNIT_TEST_SUITE();
CXXUNIT_TEST(LruCacheTest, testContainsKey);
CXXUNIT_TEST(LruCacheTest, testGet);
CXXUNIT_TEST(LruCacheTest, testPut);
CXXUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
void testContainsKey();
void testGet();
void testPut();
};
void LruCacheTest::testContainsKey() {
LRUCache<int,std::string> cache(3);
cache.put(1,"1"); // 1
cache.put(2,"2"); // 2,1
cache.put(3,"3"); // 3,2,1
cache.put(4,"4"); // 4,3,2
std::string value_holder("");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(1, value_holder) == false); // 4,3,2
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == true); // 2,4,3
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "2");
cache.put(5,"5"); // 5, 2, 4
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(3, value_holder) == false); // 5, 2, 4
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "2"); // value_holder is still "2"
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(4, value_holder) == true); // 4, 5, 2
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "4");
cache.put(2,"II"); // {2, "II"}, 4, 5
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == true); // 2, 4, 5
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "II");
// Cache-entries : {2, "II"}, {4, "4"}, {5, "5"}
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.size() == 3);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == true);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(4, value_holder) == true);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(5, value_holder) == true);
}
void LruCacheTest::testGet() {
LRUCache<int,std::string> cache(3);
cache.put(1,"1"); // 1
cache.put(2,"2"); // 2,1
cache.put(3,"3"); // 3,2,1
cache.put(4,"4"); // 4,3,2
std::string value_holder("");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(1, value_holder) == false); // 4,3,2
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == true); // 2,4,3
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "2");
cache.put(5,"5"); // 5,2,4
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(5, value_holder) == true); // 5,2,4
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "5");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(4, value_holder) == true); // 4, 5, 2
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "4");
cache.put(2,"II");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == true); // {2 : "II"}, 4, 5
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "II");
// Cache-entries : {2, "II"}, {4, "4"}, {5, "5"}
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.size() == 3);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == true);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(4, value_holder) == true);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(5, value_holder) == true);
}
void LruCacheTest::testPut() {
LRUCache<int,std::string> cache(3);
cache.put(1,"1"); // 1
cache.put(2,"2"); // 2,1
cache.put(3,"3"); // 3,2,1
cache.put(4,"4"); // 4,3,2
cache.put(5,"5"); // 5,4,3
std::string value_holder("");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == false); // 5,4,3
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(4, value_holder) == true); // 4,5,3
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "4");
cache.put(2,"II");
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == true); // II,4,5
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(value_holder == "II");
// Cache-entries : {2, "II"}, {4, "4"}, {5, "5"}
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.size() == 3);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(2, value_holder) == true);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(4, value_holder) == true);
CXXUNIT_ASSERT(cache.get(5, value_holder) == true);
}
CXXUNIT_REGISTER_TEST(LruCacheTest);
Is cache a data structure that supports retrieval value by key like hash table? LRU means the cache has certain size limitation that we need drop least used entries periodically.
If you implement with linked-list + hashtable of pointers how can you do O(1) retrieval of value by key?
I would implement LRU cache with a hash table that the value of each entry is value + pointers to prev/next entry.
Regarding the multi-threading access, I would prefer reader-writer lock (ideally implemented by spin lock since contention is usually fast) to monitor.
LRU Page Replacement Technique:
When a page is referenced, the required page may be in the cache.
If in the cache: we need to bring it to the front of the cache queue.
If NOT in the cache: we bring that in cache. In simple words, we add a new page to the front of the cache queue. If the cache is full, i.e. all the frames are full, we remove a page from the rear of cache queue, and add the new page to the front of cache queue.
# Cache Size
csize = int(input())
# Sequence of pages
pages = list(map(int,input().split()))
# Take a cache list
cache=[]
# Keep track of number of elements in cache
n=0
# Count Page Fault
fault=0
for page in pages:
# If page exists in cache
if page in cache:
# Move the page to front as it is most recent page
# First remove from cache and then append at front
cache.remove(page)
cache.append(page)
else:
# Cache is full
if(n==csize):
# Remove the least recent page
cache.pop(0)
else:
# Increment element count in cache
n=n+1
# Page not exist in cache => Page Fault
fault += 1
cache.append(page)
print("Page Fault:",fault)
Input/Output
Input:
3
1 2 3 4 1 2 5 1 2 3 4 5
Output:
Page Fault: 10
This is my simple Java programmer with complexity O(1).
//
package com.chase.digital.mystack;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
public class LRUCache {
private int size;
private Map<String, Map<String, Integer>> cache = new HashMap<>();
public LRUCache(int size) {
this.size = size;
}
public void addToCache(String key, String value) {
if (cache.size() < size) {
Map<String, Integer> valueMap = new HashMap<>();
valueMap.put(value, 0);
cache.put(key, valueMap);
} else {
findLRUAndAdd(key, value);
}
}
public String getFromCache(String key) {
String returnValue = null;
if (cache.get(key) == null) {
return null;
} else {
Map<String, Integer> value = cache.get(key);
for (String s : value.keySet()) {
value.put(s, value.get(s) + 1);
returnValue = s;
}
}
return returnValue;
}
private void findLRUAndAdd(String key, String value) {
String leastRecentUsedKey = null;
int lastUsedValue = 500000;
for (String s : cache.keySet()) {
final Map<String, Integer> stringIntegerMap = cache.get(s);
for (String s1 : stringIntegerMap.keySet()) {
final Integer integer = stringIntegerMap.get(s1);
if (integer < lastUsedValue) {
lastUsedValue = integer;
leastRecentUsedKey = s;
}
}
}
cache.remove(leastRecentUsedKey);
Map<String, Integer> valueMap = new HashMap<>();
valueMap.put(value, 0);
cache.put(key, valueMap);
}
}
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2504178/lru-cache-design